PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL

PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the roomy senior highs in PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida, part of CHARLOTTE, with 1,730 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 67% larger than typical.

Across the 24 schools in CHARLOTTE (16,997 students total), PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.6%; actual is 43.8%, a gap of -15.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Charlotte County put median household earnings sit near $69,952, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Charlotte County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students), of which PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: THE ACADEMY, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 1,611 students in 2018 compared to 1,730 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 51%.

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